Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [art] long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was no semblance of a fluke about the result — it was the fastest Gold Cup ever run — and as Norton 's Coin made the long walk past the stands to the winner 's enclosure he started to receive the reception he deserved . |
| 2 | The man found in the Queen 's bedroom admitted a long list of offences . |
| 3 | This became pronounced in 1949 when the College secured a long lease on two houses , 21 and 23 Cromwell Road , into one of which they moved the Senior and Junior Common Rooms , formerly housed in a hut in Queensgate . |
| 4 | It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming . |
| 5 | DAMON Hill went a long way towards fulfilling the hopes of his family and army of fans when he grabbed provisional pole position for Sunday 's Monaco Grand Prix . |
| 6 | On Europe , the Leader of the Opposition gave a long answer during the Queen 's Speech debate on 31 October . |
| 7 | The male Moodies had a long history of accidental death . |
| 8 | He said that the republican leaders had discussed at the meeting financial and other support for Gorbachev " in the period after his resignation " , and he and Gorbachev had a long meeting on Dec. 23 to discuss transition arrangements . |
| 9 | In fact City handed him his goal on a plate as defenders Peter Atherton and David Busst left a long clearance to each other , and Wright stole in to clinch the outcome . |
| 10 | Because the drivers had a long record of bad behaviour and convictions no such expectation existed here . |
| 11 | Cancer research had a long tradition of support from private contributions , but new charities devoted to particular diseases , such as arthritis and rheumatism , leukaemia , and muscular dystrophy , were founded and became a great source of strength to workers whose interests had or might have application to the desired objectives . |
| 12 | John Hargreaves , prosecuting , said that Bulmer had a long list of previous convictions . |
| 13 | While the Duke of Argyll had indeed a well-established interest in the county , and John Campbell of Mamore had a long tenure of the parliamentary seat , it is hardly to be wondered that some of the gentlemen resented that blunt statement of Campbell power . |
| 14 | He had expended himself so much for the people Eva made the long journey to his funeral as a mark of respect . |
| 15 | On 14 February 1961 , the day after news of Lumumba 's death was released , Nkrumah made a long broadcast over Ghanaian radio . |
| 16 | So has Mr Sununu , who as governor of New Hampshire fought a long battle with the greens to open the Seabrook nuclear plant . |
| 17 | Wordsworth produced a long poem in 1787 entitled The Vale of Esthwaite ( Poetical Works , i , 270–83 ) . |
| 18 | The G M B's got a long record of joining forces with others which has proved to be successful , but if we 're gon na be honest , it 's always been recognized that we would be the predominant union and yes Apex members we should have been honest with you at the time of merger , because it 's quite clear you was gon na lose your identity to at least to some extent and we should have been honest about that . |
| 19 | IVAN Lendl joined the long list of seeded players to fall at the US Open when he was forced to retire because of tendinitis in his left knee . |
| 20 | Barnes reached a long arm over the ridge of fallen soil that remained in the mouth of the hole , and groped experimentally around within . |
| 21 | The following day , 11 May , Alexander sent a long telegram to the Combined Chiefs of Staff [ KP 69 ] arguing on operational grounds against any compromise with Tito 's demands , and discussing the implications of a decision to use force to oust his troops . |
| 22 | Jake took a long swig from his glass . |
| 23 | Horace took a long view of excellence ; a very rough idea of his aesthetic commitment to the tradition of Greek letters , and some understanding of the initially cool ( or possibly baffled ) public reception of his Greek-inspired Odes , might be gained if we were to try to imagine one of our own Augustans studiously engaged , while everyone else relied on the staple measure of the heroic couplet , in the production of poems imitating the intricate court metres of the Nordic skald , such as the Drottkvaett , or the Dunhenda . |
| 24 | His philosophy took a long time to be appreciated , partly because he never pushed his own work , which was subsequently overshadowed by that of Wittgenstein . |
| 25 | Mr Gillis took a long look from one tip of the arc of boys round to the other . |
| 26 | In a report released in late March Hills outlined a long list of trade practices which she alleged were unfair and were hampering the growth of US exports to Thailand . |
| 27 | Probably the greatest scientific panjandrum of the 19th century , Thomson had a long association with transoceanic cables . |
| 28 | But 41 year old Gould had a long history of crime . |
| 29 | William Jackson and John Turner had a long discussion about exporting , as they were both inexperienced in such matters , and they listed the strengths and weaknesses of Quality Kraft Carpets in order to arrive at a decision as to which would be the most appropriate overseas market to enter . |
| 30 | Cornelius stretched a long arm to the dashboard and unclipped the driver 's radio mike . |